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COURSE SYLLABUS

AVC – Fall 2007

 

COURSE NUMBER:                      IT-382

 

COURSE TITLE:                            Motion & Time Study

 

PRE-REQUISITE:                          None

 

TEXT TO BE USED:    TITLE:       Methods, Standards, and Work Design, 11th Edition

                                      AUTHOR:          Niebel, Benjamin & Freivalds, Andris

                                      PUBLISHER:      McGraw – Hill, 2003. 

                                      ISBN:                 0-07-119863-6

 

 

FACULTY MEMBER:   David G. Smith                     

 

OFFICE HOURS/METHOD OF CONTACT:      PHONE     (H) 661-258-0858

                                                                                                (W) 661-810-6765

                                                                              EMAIL      smithdg@msn.com

 

I. ATTENDANCE POLICY: Attendance – Students are expected to attend all scheduled classes.  Students who are absent or late are responsible for arranging the make up of missed materials.  (i.e. lecture notes and instructor handouts).

 

II. COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course is an introduction to the principles and practices of motion and time, including process charts, operation charts, motion summary, and time standards.

 

III. COURSE OBJECTIVES: At the end of the course, the student will be able to list and explain, in writing:

1. Know the principles of good motion design.

2. Know the four classical methods of setting time standards.

3. Gain an understanding of how motion and time study is used in management of an industrial operation.

 

IV. METHODOLOGY: Assigned class readings are required prior to attending class.  Lectures will supplement, but not replace, assigned readings.  Students are expected to discuss a current personally obtained event from news, internet, business journal, etc. at each class session and participate in instructor led discussions (participation).

 

 

 

 

V. EVALUATION PROCEDURES: The student's grade will be determined in the following manner:

Test 1                           100 points        A = 90 – 100%

Test 2                           150 points        B = 80 –   89%

Terms & Definitions        50 points        C = 70 –   79%

Paper                           150 points        D = 60 –   69%

Presentation                    25 points        F = 59% or less

Participation                   25 points       

Total                            500 points       

                                                           

 

VI. TESTS: Two closed book examinations will be given covering material presented in the textbook. The exams will consist of two parts.  The first part is multiple choice and totally closed book. This part covers the concepts laid out in the text book and explained in class, The second part consists of problems similar to those worked in class. This part is also closed book, except that the student is allowed to bring to the exam the equivalent of one 8 1/2 x 11 inch piece of paper on which the student can have equations with an explanation of the terms of the equation.  The student is not allowed to put worked examples on this “formula sheet” and it must be turned in with the exam when completed.

 

The third test is a matching terms and definitions test. The terms are attached to his syllabus and the definitions are out of the back of the book. The student may take this test at any time during the course, either from the Instructor or the Coordinator. The terms and definitions test may be taken before or after class, during lunch, or any other agreed upon time and day.

 

VII. PAPER AND PRESENTATION:  Student will prepare a 5-7 page paper on an applicable

       topic (approve topic with instructor before submitting), and present the paper orally to the

       class on the last day of the session. 

 

VIII.  COURSE OUTLINE:

Weekend 1      Introduction to Motion & Time 

Chapters 1-8 &

MOST Introduction (Supplement)

 

Weekend 2      Chapters 9-14 &

MOST (Supplement)

Exam 1 (Sunday afternoon) Chapters 1-6

 

Weekend 3      Chapters 15-18 & other M & T topics

Exam 2  (Sunday afternoon) Chapters 7-18 and MOST

 

The instructor reserves the right to make deviations from the course schedule as needed.

 

 


VI. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS:

 

These are the terms, beginning on page 672 in the text that may be on the terms & definitions test. Note the test only has 50 matching terms and definitions however there are more than 50 that the student needs to study and prepare for.

 

Assignable Cause

Allowance

Automation

Available Machine Time

Average Cycle Time

Average Elemental Time

Avoidable Delay

Basic Fatigue Allowance

Candelas

Choice-reaction Time

Changeover-time

Compatibility

Chronocyclegraph

Day work

Control System

Design for Extremes

Deadman’s Control

Direct Material Costs

Direct Labor

Drop Delivery

Downtime

Dyadic Communication

Dry-Bulb Temperature

Efficiency

Earned Hours

Fatigue Allowance

Effort Time

Flexible Compensation Plans

Fair Day’s Work

Fringe Benefits

Fixture

Gantt Chart

Flextime

Incentive

Gain Sharing

Job Enlargement

Idle Time

Job Rotation

Intrinsic Factors

Job Enrichment

Keiretsu

Line Balancing

Merit Rating

Motion Study

Observation

Normal Time

Output

Observed Time

Performance

Pay Method

Physiological Needs

Personal Needs Allowance

Process Chart

Piecework

Profit Sharing

Productive Time

Recording Error

Queuing Theory

Return on Investment

Relationship Chart

Standard Data

Standard Time

Time Study

Time Weighted Average

Unavoidable Delay

Unit Labor Costs

Unit Load

Value Engineering

Variance

Waiting Time

Wet-bulb Temperature

Wind Chill Index

Work Design

Work Measurement